As questions go, this one was neither provocative nor clever. It certainly was more softball than hardball.
What's your relationship with Kris Jenkins like?
Yet, it drew an instant laugh from Villanova senior point guard Ryan Arcidiacono, who stood from the seat at his locker and—above the din after the Wildcats' Sweet 16 victory over Miami in Louisville, Kentucky—shouted across the room toward the junior forward.
"Hey, Kris! Aren't we best friends?"
"No!" Jenkins shouted in return.
Arcidiacono: "Then what's our relationship like?"
Jenkins: "We don't have one!"
And with that, a giddy room became giddier.